Hi All, This is a plea for help/advice before i give up winter hacking forever! :) My Horse (only in winter and only when we are in the direction of home) curls his neck, puts his nose on his chest and jogs/trots/tranters the whole way home. I have practically no control when he does this, have tried loose reins/asking for a contact/doing nothing all to no avail. Yesterday i actually went round the set-aside 5 times trying to settle him and the only way to achieve walk was by turning in the opposite direction to home, by which time my back was killing me and he was in such a tizz that i just went back to the yard and lunged him - he then spent a good 15 mins cantering around me not listening at all to my slow down commands, he was blowing and all frothy under his breastplate by the time i convinced him to walk. He is fine in the school, and in the summer is a delight to hack. This behaviour happens both in company with a steady Horse and alone. I'm getting really frustrated with the whole thing as i have back problems as it is and when i'm getting constantly bounced/pulled it is agony for a few days after. Any ideas for stopping this behaviour? He is up to date with teeth/physio etc which i am going to get re-checked as well as saddle fit but as i say, this only happens when he is facing towards home. He also knows when he is on the home stretch of a circular ride and it makes no difference if we are road hacking or on bridleways/set-aside :(
02-13-2018, 05:01 AM
Horse ducking "behind the bit"
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